Just popping in to add the food. I had planned on separating out the lamb that I had in the crock pot, but it’s too late tonight to do it. I put the meat/bones in one container and the cooking liquid in another one. I’ll deal with it tomorrow. I really have to, it’s on the menu plan for tomorrow. I ended up low for the day, but won’t bother making it up. Usually when I plan the meal for tomorrow I put in a rough idea (high) for some items that don’t weigh consistently (homemade breads, lunch meat) and then adjust them during the day. I forgot to do this until now, so I’m short. I’m not really hungry so I’ll just leave it where it is. I could have done with those extra calories in the afternoon when I was feeling a little post-workout hunger (even though I’d had a big lunch). 

Food for the day:

Total: 2345 (30% fat, 33% carbs, 33% protein, 3% alcohol)

Breakfast: egg white omelet with cheese, lemon pecan bread, jam, grapefruit (403)
AM Snack: almonds, protein shake (344)
Lunch: whole wheat tortillas (2), mustard, smoked turkey, cheese, apple (503)
PM Snack: red pepper hummus, carrots, celery, soy nuts, pisco sour (329)
Dinner: chicken thighs with curry sauce over broccoli, salad w/dressing (455)
Late Snack: berry yogurt sorbet, protein shake (310)

So I’ve been reading about a number of people trying lower HR cardio. I originally added cardio because I wasn’t doing much else (nasty winter). Now that I’m working a little outside, even if it’s just the watering - which takes almost an hour, I’m not really looking for that added movement. However, I still want to build up endurance, since when I’m back at school in the fall I suspect I’ll be walking a fair bit. You know, back of the parking lot stuff, locker in a completely different wing than your classes, etc. Even so, I’ve cut it back to two days a week. This was primarily because I kept reading how the later stages of the lifting took more time.

So this morning I did my usual 30mins, but I had a bit of pain around the knee. It’s probably residual soreness from the lunges and squats yesterday, but it got me thinking. Is there really that big a difference between what I’m doing and lighter, and therefore, less impact cardio.

So today’s info:

Not much of a difference really. I wasn’t able to keep my heart rate down below 65% (which would be 116), but there was a definite difference in intensity. What there wasn’t though, was a lot of sweat. I’m assuming that’s probably the intent of the lower HR cardio, but maybe I’m wrong. Calorie-wise there isn’t a huge difference, but I wonder if I should adjust my cardio days down a little? I think I’ll leave it for a week or so and see.

On the calorie side I’ve decided that I should probably be thinking about dropping them as I lose weight. I’m still maintaining that approx. 2lbs/week trend (a little higher at the moment) so I’m not that concerned. But I do wonder if I should set a point (say every 10 pounds) and readjust them. Right now I’m leaning towards dropping them 50cals a day at 290lbs. I’ve been doing 2150 (rest days) and 2400 (others) since May 26th and it seems to be working well. I’m just not sure I should wait until the loss slows before changing it up.